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89th And Broke

I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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Try This Trick! Groupon Now!

Over the weekend, I tried Groupon Now! for the first time.  If you aren’t familiar, Groupon Now! basically is a list of real-time deals offered in your neighborhood.  So for example, I opened up the Groupon Now! app on my iPhone, and could see which restaurants near me were offering Groupon deals at that [...]

Try This Trick: UPS My Choice

This year, I did almost all of my holiday shopping online.  And since I live in a little walk-up apartment in Queens, nine times out of ten, I ship packages to my office.

But what about those packages that MUST be shipped to the billing address or you accidentally sent to your home? Or [...]

Try This Trick! LearnVest Offers Money Saving Tips

If you stumbled across 89th and Broke because you are trying to take control of your finances while living frugally in the greatest city in the world, consider checking out LearnVest.  LearnVest is a money-saving tips and financial how-to newsletter delivered to you 5 times a week.  Now I will say that the newsletter is [...]

Try This Trick! Sell Giftcards, Earn Cash

My boyfriend gets hooked up with gift cards from time to time at his job, and time to time, he complains that he has “too many Starbucks” or “too many iTunes” gift cards.  While in the past I’ve rolled my eyes and called him a brat for complaining, we recently stumbled across Plastic Jungle [...]

5 Super SeamlessWeb Lunches Under $10 PLUS a Special Spring Pickup Discount

Guest Post By Rich from The Delivery Bag

If there’s one thing we’ve noticed about the ladies of 89th and Broke, it’s that they love free food! Every time we give out a discount, they’re among the first to post it and share the savings with their equally value-conscious readers.

So since Spring is, er, [...]

Try This Trick! Recycle Electronics, Get Cash

A couple weeks back I won a cell phone and honestly, didn’t know what to do with it. I was going to keep it and try it out, but it didn’t work with my service provider.

It seemed like selling it was the best option but I didn’t want to deal with eBay or [...]

Warning: Be Careful Of Free Movie Ticket Email

Today, one of our lovely readers, Ludmila, sent me a free movie ticket through Homerun.  I appreciated the gesture, and clicked the link to get more info.  It prompted me to sign on, which I did, and then asked who I wanted to send it too.  Normally, I don’t forward these things to anyone, [...]

Try This Trick! Free Food Week!

A couple days ago I received a tweet from Tenka, a mobile coupon provider, about free food week.  Before sharing with you, I wanted to try it out.

I connected to Tenka via Facebook, and saw 6 freebie offers – like free falafel and drink at Mamoun’s.  There was also a deal for Two [...]

Hooray! I Got Rid of My Voucher on dealigee

Last week we told you about dealigee, a new website where you can buy and sell vouchers.  While we played around with the site prior to writing the post, I was able to actually use the site last week, and thought I’d share my experience.

On Thursday of last week, I remembered that my [...]

Try This Trick: Sell Your Groupons!

Sometimes I get really excited when I see a great deal on Groupon, KGB Deals or LivingSocial.  I buy it and then wonder, “Oh my God, when am I gonna use this?”

I’m not the only one who suffers from that OMG moment – Caryn sent me a frantic email a few months back [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost